SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is too cash-poor to make its November pension-systems payment of about $560 million, the state’s comptroller said Wednesday. And, said Comptroller Leslie Geissler Munger, that may be the case again in December.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently called on the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Education to reconsider their relationships with the University of Phoenix in the wake of a Department of Defense report on the school's inappropriate practices in recruiting servicemembers and their spouses.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked the FBI on Thursday to explain why it revised a recent consumer-protection advisory early last week concerning credit and debit smart-card security technology and raised the specter of possible outside pressure from the banking industry.

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Dist. 13) recently introduced a bill that would allow chiropractors who opt out of Medicare to continue treating clients on Medicare through private contracts. The Keep Your Chiropractor Act of 2015 would give chiropractors the same right held by all other physician-level health care providers.

State Sen. Scott Bennett (D-Champaign) is working with experts from the Citizens Utility Board to create a free clinic where local consumers can receive help to reduce their gas, electric and landline telephone costs.

Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) last week called on President Barack Obama to confirm whether Iran's recent ballistic missile testing violated United Nations guidelines and, if so, to explain how the White House will respond..S.

Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) last week called on President Barack Obama to confirm whether Iran's recent ballistic missile testing violated United Nations guidelines and, if so, to explain how the White House will respond.

Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) last week called on President Barack Obama to confirm whether Iran's recent ballistic missile testing violated United Nations guidelines and, if so, to explain how the White House will respond.